Islamic State blows up temple in Syria’s Palmyra: antiquities chief
DAMASCUS: Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, an official said, the latest in a series of cultural relics to be...
View ArticleSindh IG Prison’s vehicle comes under attack in Karachi
KARACHI: Unidentified gunmen attacked the convoy of Sindh Inspector General Prisons Nusrat Manghan on Lyari Expressway in Karachi on Monday. As per initial reports, the armed men fired four bullets at...
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I don’t have faith in Pakistan: Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is not too pleased with his neighbouring country. Having faced a ban in Pakistan on his previous film Agent Vinod, Saif’s Phantom bore the same fate after our Censor board’s final verdict...
View ArticleMartinez rues Everton reaction after ‘sloppy’ first goal
ENGLAND: Everton manager Roberto Martinez said he was disappointed with his side’s reaction after conceding a “sloppy” first goal in their 2-0 loss to Manchester City on Sunday, but that his team could...
View ArticleUK says needs to tread carefully with Iran, deep legacy of distrust
LONDON: Britain needs to remain cautious in its relations with Iran, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday, after he reopened the British embassy in the country nearly four years since...
View ArticleFrance to award train ‘heroes’ highest honour
PARIS: President Francois Hollande will on Monday bestow France’s highest honour on a group of Americans and a Briton who have been hailed as heroes for overpowering a Moroccan gunman on a crowded...
View ArticleRashid Godil’s life out of danger: hospital spokesperson
KARACHI: A panel of doctors looking after injured Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmaker Rashid Godil at Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) in Karachi has decided to soon shift him from Intensive Care...
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How the 2015 Ashes were won and lost
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Australia’s innings and 46-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Sunday set the seal on a topsy-turvy series which England won 3-2. Below AFP Sport looks...
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38 new emojis to be introduced in 2016
There’s good news for emoji lovers as 38 new characters have been accepted as candidates to be included in the 2016 update. The final candidate list for the Unicode 9 update are scheduled for approval...
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SRK finally breaks silence on rumoured film with Salman and Aamir
Who wouldn’t want to see Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir together in a film? Every few months there is a rumour about Salman and Shah Rukh coming together again or there’s talk about all the three Khans...
View ArticleLess ‘macho’ men also prone to violence
Men who feel they are short of “macho” traits and worry that others view them in the same light as well are also prone to committing violent crimes like real masculine men, a study shows. How men...
View ArticleMyanmar’s military chief says armed forces will respect vote
NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR: Myanmar’s powerful commander-in-chief has reiterated that the military will respect the outcome of the country’s November 8 election, seen as a crucial test of Myanmar’s reform...
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Amir Khan, Shahid Afridi exchange friendly blows
World silver welterweight champion and Olympic silver-medalist Amir Khan met the nation’s favourite all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Monday. Khan and Afridi meet-up with friends. PHOTO COURTESY: TWITTER...
View ArticleS Korea silences loudspeakers after deal with North to end crisis
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea switched off loudspeakers blasting propaganda messages into North Korea after the two rivals reached a compromise deal on Tuesday and stepped back from the brink of an...
View ArticleMuslim man stripped, beaten for accompanying Hindu woman in India
A group of armed men in India stripped a Muslim man, tied him to a pole and lashed him for over an hour in a crowded marketplace for allegedly making conversation with a Hindu woman. Both, the Muslim...
View ArticleApple to replace some iPhone 6 Plus cameras over blurry photos
Apple Inc said it would replace a limited number iPhone 6 Plus phone cameras due to faulty back cameras that take blurry photos. The affected phones were mostly sold in a 4-month period between...
View ArticleEight feared dead in Indonesian landslide
JAKARTA: Eight people are missing and feared dead after a major landslide hit a road in remote eastern Indonesia, an official said on Tuesday. Heavy downpours in an isolated mountainous region of Papua...
View ArticleSpain, Morocco arrest 14 suspected of recruiting for Islamic State
MADRID: Spain and Morocco arrested 14 people on Tuesday suspected of recruiting fighters to join Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, Spain’s Interior Ministry said. Suspects were detained in the outskirts...
View ArticleEngland rest Joe Root for Australia T20 and ODIS
LONDON: England have rested Ashes-winning star batsman Joe Root from their squads for both the upcoming lone Twenty20 international and five one-day internationals against Australia. Read: How the 2015...
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Hamza Ali Abbasi reacts to Saif Ali Khan’s rant post Phantom ban
Saif Ali Khan’s recent comments have irked many Pakistanis. The Bollywood actor’s film Phantom has been banned here after JuD chief Hafiz Saeed filed a petition in the Lahore High Court claiming its...
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